ن ظ ر Root n-ẓ-r in the Qur’an 129 occurrences in 115 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

نَظَرَ 87 times

• 2:50 · Al-Baqarahتَنظُرُونَ (were) lookingAnd [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.
• 2:55 · Al-Baqarahتَنظُرُونَ (were) lookingAnd [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.
• 2:104 · Al-Baqarahٱنظُرْنَا UnzurnaO you who have believed, say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
• 2:210 · Al-Baqarahيَنظُرُونَ they waitingDo they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allah [all] matters are returned.
• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahفَٱنظُرْ Then lookOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahوَٱنظُرْ and lookOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahوَٱنظُرْ And lookOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 3:77 · Ali 'Imranيَنظُرُ lookIndeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; and they will have a painful punishment.
• 3:137 · Ali 'Imranفَٱنظُرُوا۟ and seeSimilar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.
• 3:143 · Ali 'Imranتَنظُرُونَ looking onAnd you had certainly wished for martyrdom before you encountered it, and you have [now] seen it [before you] while you were looking on.
• 4:46 · An-Nisaوَٱنظُرْنَا and look (at) usAmong the Jews are those who distort words from their [proper] usages and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Ra'ina," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion. And if they had said [instead], "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us [to understand]," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
• 4:50 · An-Nisaٱنظُرْ SeeLook how they invent about Allah untruth, and sufficient is that as a manifest sin.
• 5:75 · Al-Ma'idahٱنظُرْ SeeThe Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
• 5:75 · Al-Ma'idahٱنظُرْ seeThe Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
• 6:11 · Al-An'amٱنظُرُوا۟ seeSay, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers."
• 6:24 · Al-An'amٱنظُرْ LookSee how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.
• 6:46 · Al-An'amٱنظُرْ SeeSay, "Have you considered: if Allah should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allah could bring them [back] to you?" Look how we diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away.
• 6:65 · Al-An'amٱنظُرْ SeeSay, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.
• 6:99 · Al-An'amٱنظُرُوٓا۟ LookAnd it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees - of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
• 6:158 · Al-An'amيَنظُرُونَ they waitingDo they [then] wait for anything except that the angels should come to them or your Lord should come or that there come some of the signs of your Lord? The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come no soul will benefit from its faith as long as it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good. Say, "Wait. Indeed, we [also] are waiting."
• 7:53 · Al-A'rafيَنظُرُونَ they waitDo they await except its result? The Day its result comes those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
• 7:84 · Al-A'rafفَٱنظُرْ So seeAnd We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.
• 7:86 · Al-A'rafوَٱنظُرُوا۟ And seeAnd do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allah those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.
• 7:103 · Al-A'rafفَٱنظُرْ So seeThen We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
• 7:129 · Al-A'rafفَيَنظُرَ then seeThey said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafأَنظُرْ (that) I may lookAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafٱنظُرْ lookAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:185 · Al-A'rafيَنظُرُوا۟ they lookDo they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allah has created and [think] that perhaps their appointed time has come near? So in what statement hereafter will they believe?
• 7:198 · Al-A'rafيَنظُرُونَ lookingAnd if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.
• 8:6 · Al-Anfalيَنظُرُونَ (were) lookingArguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.

Also in 57 more places: 9:127, 10:14, 10:39, 10:43, 10:73, 10:101, 12:109, 16:33, 16:36, 17:21, 17:48, 18:19, 20:97, 22:15, 25:9, 27:14, 27:27, 27:28, 27:33, 27:41, 27:51, 27:69, 28:40, 29:20, 30:9, 30:42, 30:50, 33:19, 35:43, 35:44, 36:49, 37:19, 37:73, 37:88, 37:102, 38:15, 39:68, 40:21, 40:82, 42:45, 43:25, 43:66, 47:10, 47:18, 47:20, 50:6, 51:44, 56:84, 57:13, 59:18, 74:21, 78:40, 80:24, 83:23, 83:35, 86:5, 88:17

يُنظَرُ 12 times

• 2:162 · Al-Baqarahيُنظَرُونَ will be reprievedAbiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
• 3:88 · Ali 'Imranيُنظَرُونَ will be reprievedAbiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
• 6:8 · Al-An'amيُنظَرُونَ respite would have been granted to themAnd they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.
• 7:14 · Al-A'rafأَنظِرْنِىٓ Give me respite[Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
• 7:195 · Al-A'rafتُنظِرُونِ give me respiteDo they have feet by which they walk? Or do they have hands by which they strike? Or do they have eyes by which they see? Or do they have ears by which they hear? Say, [O Muhammad], "Call your 'partners' and then conspire against me and give me no respite.
• 10:71 · Yunusتُنظِرُونِ give me respiteAnd recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, "O my people, if my residence and my reminding of the signs of Allah has become burdensome upon you - then I have relied upon Allah. So resolve upon your plan and [call upon] your associates. Then let not your plan be obscure to you. Then carry it out upon me and do not give me respite.
• 11:55 · Hudتُنظِرُونِ give me respiteOther than Him. So plot against me all together; then do not give me respite.
• 15:36 · Al-Hijrفَأَنظِرْنِىٓ Then give me respiteHe said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
• 16:85 · An-Nahlيُنظَرُونَ will be given respiteAnd when those who wronged see the punishment, it will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
• 21:40 · Al-Anbyaيُنظَرُونَ will be given respiteRather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
• 32:29 · As-Sajdahيُنظَرُونَ will be granted respiteSay, [O Muhammad], "On the Day of Conquest the belief of those who had disbelieved will not benefit them, nor will they be reprieved."
• 38:79 · Sadفَأَنظِرْنِىٓ Then give me respiteHe said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."

يَنتَظِرُ 8 times

• 6:158 · Al-An'amٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ WaitDo they [then] wait for anything except that the angels should come to them or your Lord should come or that there come some of the signs of your Lord? The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come no soul will benefit from its faith as long as it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good. Say, "Wait. Indeed, we [also] are waiting."
• 7:71 · Al-A'rafفَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ Then wait[Hud] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 10:20 · Yunusفَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ so waitAnd they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 10:102 · Yunusيَنتَظِرُونَ they waitSo do they wait except for like [what occurred in] the days of those who passed on before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 10:102 · Yunusفَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ Then waitSo do they wait except for like [what occurred in] the days of those who passed on before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 11:122 · Hudوَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ And waitAnd wait, indeed, we are waiting."
• 32:30 · As-Sajdahوَٱنتَظِرْ and waitSo turn away from them and wait. Indeed, they are waiting.
• 33:23 · Al-Ahzabيَنتَظِرُ ۖ awaitsAmong the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -

مُنتَظِر 6 times

• 6:158 · Al-An'amمُنتَظِرُونَ (are) those who waitDo they [then] wait for anything except that the angels should come to them or your Lord should come or that there come some of the signs of your Lord? The Day that some of the signs of your Lord will come no soul will benefit from its faith as long as it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good. Say, "Wait. Indeed, we [also] are waiting."
• 7:71 · Al-A'rafٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ the ones who wait[Hud] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 10:20 · Yunusٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ the ones who waitAnd they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 10:102 · Yunusٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ the ones who waitSo do they wait except for like [what occurred in] the days of those who passed on before them? Say, "Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
• 11:122 · Hudمُنتَظِرُونَ (are) ones who waitAnd wait, indeed, we are waiting."
• 32:30 · As-Sajdahمُّنتَظِرُونَ (are) waitingSo turn away from them and wait. Indeed, they are waiting.

مُنظَر 6 times

• 7:15 · Al-A'rafٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite[Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."
• 15:8 · Al-Hijrمُّنظَرِينَ given respiteWe do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.
• 15:37 · Al-Hijrٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
• 26:203 · Ash-Shu'araمُنظَرُونَ (to be) reprievedAnd they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
• 38:80 · Sadٱلْمُنظَرِينَ those given respite[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
• 44:29 · Ad-Dukhanمُنظَرِينَ given respiteAnd the heaven and earth wept not for them, nor were they reprieved.

ناظِر 5 times

• 2:69 · Al-Baqarahٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ (to) those who see (it).'They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.' "
• 7:108 · Al-A'rafلِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observersAnd he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
• 15:16 · Al-Hijrلِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observersAnd We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
• 26:33 · Ash-Shu'araلِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observersAnd he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
• 33:53 · Al-Ahzabنَـٰظِرِينَ awaitingO you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity.

ناظِرَة 2 times

• 27:35 · An-Namlفَنَاظِرَةٌۢ and seeBut indeed, I will send to them a gift and see with what [reply] the messengers will return."
• 75:23 · Al-Qiyamahنَاظِرَةٌۭ lookingLooking at their Lord.

نَظَر 1 time

• 47:20 · Muhammadنَظَرَ a lookThose who believe say, "Why has a surah not been sent down? But when a precise surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is hypocrisy looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them [would have been]

نَظِرَة 1 time

• 2:280 · Al-Baqarahفَنَظِرَةٌ then postponementAnd if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.

نَظْرَة 1 time

• 37:88 · As-Saffatنَظْرَةًۭ a glanceAnd he cast a look at the stars

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.